Dye's $1 Million Deal

THE NATION

December 2, 1992

FORMER AUBURN coach Pat Dye will receive more than $1.1 million over seven years as part of his resignation settlement, The Birmingham News reported Tuesday. Dye, 53, resigned after 12 years as Auburn's coach in the wake of NCAA charges accusing his football program of nine rules violations. The News, which obtained a copy of the resignation agreement, said the deal includes $586,000 in salary, $550,000 for the loss of compensation from endorsements and TV and radio packages, plus life and health insurance, and a car. The pact states Dye believes publicity about the case prevented a fair resolution of the charges and that Dye ''vigorously denies any wrongdoing.''

SHERIDAN IN NO HURRY

NORTH CAROLINA State's Dick Sheridan, mentioned as possible successor to Auburn coach Pat Dye, said he would listen to overtures from Auburn but won't consider an interview until after the Wolfpack's Dec. 31 Gator Bowl game. ''My position has always been, if somebody calls, I will always listen,'' Sheridan said. ''But that does not mean that I want to leave N.C. State.'' The initial stage of the search for a successor to Dye focused on Sheridan and Air Force's Fisher DeBerry, but Auburn officials have said they hoped to have a new coach by Christmas. Meanwhile, Georgia Southern coach Tim Stowers, a former Tiger, said he let Auburn athletic director Mike Lude know he was interested in the job.

CLEMSON AIDE ON MOVE

CLEMSON OFFENSIVE coordinator Larry Van Der Heyden appears headed for an assistant's job at Baylor or Arkansas, Tigers coach Ken Hatfield said. Former Clemson coach Danny Ford has been named coach at Arkansas, and former Clemson assistant Chuck Reedy has become the head man at Baylor. Van Der Heyden worked with Ford and Reedy until Hatfield took over at Clemson in 1990.

INTERVIEW FOR S.C. AIDE

SOUTH CAROLINA co-defensive coordinator Tommy West will interview for the head coaching job at Tennessee-Chattanooga, S.C. coach Sparky Woods said.